LinkScanner Lite

The Internet is filled with all sort of threats and malware that could potentially infect your computer every time you surf through web pages. Fortunately, there are many applications that could help you stay protected online.

One of them is LinkScanner Lite. It automatically scans the web pages that you would like to visit and informs you of potential threats. However, the down side is that the loading time might be higher for any page that you visit.

The application doesn't take long to install and it doesn't come with a complicated setup that you would need to complete before you can actually use it. It sports a really clean and intuitive graphical interface with many tools at hand.

LinkScanner Lite automatically scans all pages automatically for true real-time safe browsing protection.

The free version of LinkScanner Lite is only available for 15 days, you will need to upgrade if you want to use it longer. Still, you can use many of its free features like web search results inspection and on-demand URL scanning.

It scans web pages that you're loading in the browser but you can also copy the URL inside the application and get a detailed analysis from there. It doesn't take long to scan addresses but the loading time for pages might be higher than normal.

Still, it comes with some settings that you can adjust, they mainly regard the search engines that you would like to use. Pick from Google, MSN or Yahoo if you want.

The application also comes with real-time site risk analysis, Internet connectivity monitor and always-on exploit blocking. It inspects any web page before you visit for exploits, phishing and fraud scams, hacked web sites and malicious lure sites.

It will also inspect search results from many engines and prevent you from accidentally visiting a dangerous site. LinkScanner Lite is a very nice application that helps you stay protected on the Internet but it does have some disadvantages, like longer loading time.